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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Forty-three new Covid-19 cases of the highly infectious Delta variant were detected in Malaysia between Aug 10 and Aug 17, lifting the total so far to 467 cases in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Piling and foundation specialist Pintaras Jaya Bhd has bagged three new piling contracts worth approximately RM142 million (S$45.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): New prime minister will be named by this Friday, reported Sin Chew Daily today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's stepson Riza Aziz Abdul Aziz, Red Granite Pictures Inc, Red Granite Capital Ltd, and law firm Shearman & Sterling have yet to appoint lawyers to represent them in a lawsuit filed in May 2021 by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its three subsidiaries under a legal action involving the alleged misappropriation of about US$250 million (about RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 numbers slipped to 19,631 today from 19,740 the day before — the second day of decline after daily cases topped 20,000 for five straight days.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun issued a notice today, requesting Member of Parliament (MP)  to submit a letter stating their choice of candidate to be the country's next prime minister, news portal Malaysiakinireported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The country’s daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered inched up to 501,776 yesterday (Aug 16), from 415,875 the previous day, bringing the total number of vaccine shots given to recipients to 28.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has published a Federal Government Gazette, Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2021 on the appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister until the appointment of a new prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has appointed former auditor-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad as an independent and non-executive director.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pictured) said his 18-month tenure as Finance Minister was the biggest honour and privilege for him to serve the country.